James Franco Explains Why He Likes It When People Think He's Gay

March 18, 2015 4:09 PM

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The "House of Cards" star has refused to respond to the gay rumors that have followed him for much of his career. In 2010 he told The Daily Beast, "People have different reasons for the way they live their lives. You cannot put everyone's reasons in the same box. It's just a line I've never crossed and never will." He then added, "Look, at the end of the day people have to respect people's differences. I am different than some people would like me to be." In 2014, Spacey told The Hollywood Reporter, "Let's let people live their lives and do it the way they want to do it... All the chips will fall in the end, and we'll all be judged by a much higher power than Entertainment Weekly can."

Speculation has swirled for years over the talk show queen's long-standing friendship with TV anchor Gayle King. But as Winfrey told Barbara Walters in 2012, "I'm not even kind of a lesbian. And the reason why [the rumor] irritates me is because it means that somebody must think I'm lying. That's No...